Journey Into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story * Various Artists * Rhino Not to be confused with the 2000 mix Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage.

Journey Into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story * Various Artists * Rhino

Not to be confused with the 2000 mix Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage, this double-disc collection compiles 22 tracks selected from the crates of the innovative DJ who lorded athwart the most legendary New York City unite in a club of the '80s. While Levan was notorious for dropping surprises, including uninjured effects and Stevie Nicks, into his establishs this compilation sticks to his core sound: soulful mid-tempo disco and R&B (Patrice Rushen, Change), plus a quick splash of fresh wave. Most tracks appear in their 12-inch versions, and many were previously unavailable forward CD--rekindling an era when remixes meant letting a canzonet stretch out and groove, not just pummeling dancers with extra bars of kick drum

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